Recent content by HarryM

Thanks mattysupra, Do you know of a primer or sealer that I can put down now, but will be OK for either tiles or carpet when I decide which I am going to lay?

Thanks for the reply, The floor has already been screeded, and its dry. What I need is a sealer to protect the screed from wear and dusting. I read somewhere that you shouldn't use PVA on a floor if you are going to tile it because the adhesive only sticks to the PVA and not to the screed...

Would water-based self-leveling compound be OK? The sealer needs to be able to withstand wear until I get the room finished, then be suitable either for tiles or carpet. Any advice appreciated!

I have a room where a new sand-cement screed was laid some months ago. However the screed is dusting and abrading because its a high traffic area. I had intended to tile the room, but as I am getting the house ready for sale I may not have time and may just put down some cheapish foam-backed...

Thanks mattysupra

Sorry, where I said deepest depth was 25mm that should have been 15mm.

My kitchen floor is concrete and there is a hollow near the exterior door caused by traffic. The area to be filled is like a short passage way just over a door's width and only a few feet long, so it only has to be brought up level with the kitchen floor at one end. The area to be filled is less...

Thanks, that's been very helpfull. Just one more question if I may. I want to get it clear in my mind before I start. You say several hours before trowelling. Will the mix have gone off enough by then to walk on? Or do you use a board as support? The floor has a slight gradient from one...

Thanks noseall, I have worked out the volume of materials required as 0.85 sq. metres, so I intend to get at least 1 sq metre to make sure there is enough. But the ballast down here looks very rough. It's not river pebbles as you would get elsewhere, but a mixture of grey sand and large...

Can anyone also advise the volume of sand contained in a bulk bag?

I live in Cornwall and have had a replacement floor installed in the dining room (about 13 sq. metres). The old floor was excavated, a DPM laid, 4" of concrete, and about 2" of screed. Unfortunately the guy made a hash of it and the screed crumbled and had to be removed. I have had several...

Nige, I'm all for the cheapest option. :D Is it a realistic proposition? Any problems with building control? Would I have to cap off the chimney? Currently fitted with a chimney pot, and its a stone wall about 2 feet thick.

I don't currently have Economy 7. To switch to it for just an immersion heater would raise my costs for normal daytime usage. I estimate my old vented tank with immersion heater cost about £18/quarter to run as it was on for only 45 mins each night. (Except for a few weeks per year when I had...

Croydon, I agree. My problem is I had an old hotwater cylinder situated in the dining room which was originally heated by an Aga. The Aga had disappeared before I bought the house and the cylinder ran from an immersion heater. I removed it when renovating the dining room as it took up an...

Kev, Doitall has made about 1500 posts. Which ones did you have in mind?